102-20 Corona Avenue, Queens, NY 11368

The three-story, four-unit residential building at 102-20 Corona Avenue in Corona, built in 1931 and currently owned by Chinshui Lee, has experienced several significant maintenance issues over the past five years. In August 2020, the property had multiple documented complaints and violations, primarily affecting the first-floor unit. These included identified problems with pests (violations issued), mold (emergency complaint), cabinet issues, ceiling paint/plaster problems, and plumbing concerns, though the Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) found no violations for several of these complaints upon inspection.

More serious violations were documented in 2020 related to building safety, including defective fire egress elements, missing or defective self-closing doors, and issues requiring legalization of alterations in the first-floor bathroom. The building has been subject to recurring regulatory scrutiny, with open bedbug reporting violations noted in 2022-2024, though the most recent bedbug filings for 2020-2021 and 2019-2020 indicated no infested units or required remediation. A 2019 complaint regarding illegal commercial use of the property was inspected and found to have no violations.

While the property passed a rodent inspection in 2012, the cluster of HPD complaints in 2020, including unsanitary conditions and pest infestations, suggests ongoing maintenance challenges. The building's age and history of violations warrant attention, though many past issues have been resolved or closed upon inspection. The most recent environmental health concerns appear to be primarily related to paperwork compliance rather than active infestations, based on the bedbug reporting records.